GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES Flashcards by Juliaaa aa

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2 models eath’s structure

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GEPCHEMICAL & GEODYNAMIC

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GEOCHEMICAL model based on…

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COMPOSITION

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GEODYNAMIC model based on…

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how LAYERS WORK & MOVE

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GUTEMBERG disconinuity

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MANTLE - CORE

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MOHOROVICIC discontinuty

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CRUST - MANTLE

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LEHMANN discontinuity

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OUTER CORE - INNER CORE

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structure of GEOCHEMICAL

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Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
Mantle
Core

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structure of GEODYNAMIC

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Continental Litosphere
Oceanic LItosphere
Athenosphere
Mesosphere
Outer core
Inner core

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between OUTER CORE and INNER CORE

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LEHMANN discontinuity

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between CRUST and MANTLE

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MOHOROVICIC discontinuity

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between MANTLE and CORE

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GUTENBERG discontinuity

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the 3 theories of plate tectonics

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CONTINENTAR DRIFT
SEAFLOOR SPREADING
PLATE TECTONICS

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CONTINENTAL DRIFT theory

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1915 Alfred Wnger -> PANGEA

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SEAFLOOR SPREADING theory

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1962Harry Hammand -> MOUNTAIN RANGES & VOLCANOES –> underwhater

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PLATE TECTONICS theory

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LITOSPHERE divided –> litospheric PLATES

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3 BOUNDARY interactions:

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CONVERGENT
DIVERGENT
TRANSFORM

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DESTRUCTIVE B.I.

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CONVERGENT

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CONSTRUCTIVE B.I

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DIVERGENT

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PASSIVE B.I

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TRANSFORM

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